St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
Another Indictment Against
Tom Kelly--A Dinner to
Homeless Boys.
Much Interest Being Mani
tested in the Sunday
Theater Fight.
The Mills Running on Short
Water Supply--Doings
in Society.
FIRE FIENDS' WORK.
A Night Of Burning Barns-Elever
Horses Destroyed.

A Night Of Burning karnS-EIeVen
Horses Destroyed.
Fire-bugS were abroad last evening,
and it was only by prompt action on the
part of the fire department that serious
cOnflagratiOnS were prevented. As 1t
was, in one of the blaZes eleven horses
were burned up, and there were rumorS
that a man who slept in the barn had
met an untimely fate, but this
was found to be false. The first alarm
was turned in at 9:l5. The fire was in Il
small barn owned by II. Z. Sheldon on
third avenue south. between Washing
ton avenue and Third street, The dam
age amounted to but little. The next
alarm was turned in at 9:55. y few
moments before this PatTOlman Schr0e-
tier had discovered fire in barn Just
back OF the corn exchange. He called
another officer and the two put out the
flames with a few pals of water.
Just as they finished they saw flames
bursting from the roof of the big
barn in the rear of the chamber OF com
merce. across the street. An alarm was
turned in. and before the flames had
gained much Roadway the department
was on hand. The flames were confined
TO the barnes. the surrounding houses
escaping entirely. The barn, owned
by Samuel F. Pray, were damaged
about S400. In the barn II. o. Lin
coin had fourteen horses and one
pony quartered. Men rushed into
the building as soon as the flames were
discovered and succeeded in cutting
loose four horses before the fire reached
them. The other ten and the pony per-
ished. In addition to the horses there
Der of harnesses in the barn all OF which
were destroyed There was no insur-
ance. Mr.. Lincoln said there was man
sleeping in the barn at the time of the
fire. and he thought he had been
burned, but close search failed to re-
veal any corpse. There is no doubt but
that the origin of the fire was incen-
diary. and the police were instructed to
keep a sharp lookout for any suspicious
characters. The horses were valued at
about $3.50 OF $500 each.
KELLY INDICTED TWICE.
The Facts Coming Out---Mysteri-
Gus Secrecy at the Court House.
There is something very mysterious
about several of the recent indictments
returned by the grand jury. Secrecy IS
a great thing, and when there is any
probability that the prisoner may es-
cape, is the proper course, but in sew
eral of these present cases there is
nothing but nonsense in the i'm
p0rtant air of mystery assumed
by court officials. There was not
the slightest danger, for instance. of j.
+. Ward attempting to leave the city, as
was evident from the fact that the jury
had adjourned before he was notified of
an Indictment, yet the sheriff drew down
his mouth and Sagely and Importantly
declined to say whether an Indictment
had been returned or not. The GLOBE
learned it, but even after Ward had Sc
cured bondsmen, preparatory TO his ar
Taignment, the court officials denied all
knowledge of it. With the Kelly
ease it was the same way, and
while the GLOBE announced his indict-
ment before any other paper, it was
only by strategy that the information
was obtained. 1t will be news, there
fore, to the public to know that two in
dictmentS against Kelly have been
found. The indictment upon which he
was arraigned was that charging him
with having appropriated $500 to his own
use. as stated in Yesterdays GLOBE.
There is another one, charging him
with "misapprOpriating public funds
while public officer, tO-wit, a police
officer" On this, he has not yet been
arraigned and it is not even known
whether he has been notified. a GLOBE
reporter saw the Indictment, but at the
sheriff's office no information could be
obtained.